WHO IS GLORIA ESTEFAN

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• She is a Latin music star
• She's a bilingual music artist
• She's also an actress
• She is the most influenced music artist in the world
• She is one of the best selling in the Spanish music today

WHAT IS HER BACKROUND

• Real name; Gloria Maria Milagrosa Fajardo de Estefan
• Born September 7, 1957 in havana Cuba
• She is mixed with Cuba and Portuguese
• Father name is Jose Fajardo
• her mother's name was Gloria Fajardo

HER BACKROUND

• Her maternal Leonardo Garcia immigrated to Cuba but he was originally born in Pola de Siero,Astrurias, Spain
• Gloria's grandmother was born in logñoño , Spain

CUBA STATUS AROUND THAT TIME

• The country was going though the Cuban revolution war
• The country was and still is a communist country
• The country was run by for Fidel Castro
• The people of the country was going through a hard time

FATHER'S GLORIA

• At the time of the war Gloria father was a Cuban soldier
• A bodyguard to Cuban dictator Fulgeneio Batisa
• He was a prisoner at the Bay of Pigs due to the fact fighting Castro
• He was a US Army soldier
• He in the Vietnam War

GLORIA'S MOTHER

• She was a teacher in Cuba and had her doctorates
• When she fled to America they ripped her doctorates
• She went back to school to get recertified
• She loved education
• She had her doctorate in education

WHERE DID THE FAJARDO RESIDE

• When the family fled from Cuba they went to Miami
• After the father was released they traveled to Texas

CHILDHOOD

• When gloria father came back from serving for years in Vietnam he was diagnosed with many scierosis
• While her mother was in school she had to take care of her father
• Music was the most important detail in her life
• She played guitar
• She also loves to sing very actively

HOW DID SHE GET DISCOVERED

• In high school she loves to sing a lot and play her guitar
• Gloria and her cousin audition to be back up singers in Miami Sound machine
• She met her future husband Emilio Estefan
• She end up becoming one of the lead vocalist in 1975

GLORIA'S A RISE TO FAME

• Her first musical hit was Conga
• In 1985 Miami sound machine had four singles and add gloria 's name to the bands name.
• Her song conga and bad boy in 1985 became certified in gold
• After 20 years in Miami sound machine she later makes her solo career

GLORIA SOLO CAREER

• Her first solo album was cut both ways
• Don't Wanna Lose You",Oye mi Canto", "Here We Are", "Cuts Both Ways, Get on Your Feet
• They all were hits success

MARRIAGE

• In 1975 gloria met emilio estefan
• That was her first and only boyfriend
• 1978 they got married
• They haven married for over 35 years
• They have two children and one grandchildren

TRAGEDIES

• On a snowy night March 1990 a semi truck hit estefan tour bus on pennsylivania highway
• She was paralyzed for a year
• She said it made her stronger with her husband
• She made it her proirity to walk again
• Most important reflection on her career was that accident to show people that you need to over come and try to fix you destiny.

ACCOMPLISHMENT

• Awards won 46
• Nominations 64
• She Shakira
• She helped with 9/11 relieves
• she has her own foundation

LIFE OUT OF THE MUSIC

• She was in 22television andmovies
• He loves playing her guitar in writing songs